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The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis

May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)

Incarcerated for thirty-eight years, Jose Saldaña was released from prison at age 66. Today he leads the New York City–based Release Aging People in Prison, a grassroots organization dedicated to parole reform.
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Letter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health

“On February 24, 2022, we sent a letter to the leadership of the New York State legislature in support of two bills, the Elder Parole Bill and the Fair and Timely Parole Bill, that would reduce the number of people in New York State prisons and thus lessen the risk of COVID in state prison facilities.“

February 24, 2022: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project

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DiNapoli: New York’s prison population has gotten smaller and older

January 13, 2022: Nick Reisman, NY1/Spectrum News

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New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising

“In the months ahead, policy makers should carefully examine opportunities to reduce the population of incarcerated individuals age 50 and above.“

January, 2022: NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli

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Criminal justice advocates, lawmakers call for passage of parole reform bills

January 12, 2022: Thomas O’Neil-White, WBFO/NPR

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Eligible for Release in 2016, Mutulu Shakur Remains Behind Bars With Worsening Cancer

December 2, 2021: Natasha Lennard, The Intercept

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On Rikers Island, a Doctor Who Tends to the Oldest and Sickest

November 12, 2021: Ted Alcorn, New York Times

Dr. Rachael Bedard, director of Geriatrics and Complex Care Services for NYC’s jail system, outside North Infirmary Command at Rikers Island (Credit: Brittainy Newman for The New York Times)
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Gov. Hochul should use her powers to end harsh prison sentences (Guest Opinion by Martin Garbus)

September 16, 2021: Martin Garbus, syracuse.com

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Growing Older: Challenges of Prison and Reentry for the Aging Population

January 2007: Brie A. Williams and Rita Abraldes, in Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities, John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY

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